Recently, Calvary Victory International Ministries of Cividino-Bergamo, Italy joined the International Church of God. National Overseer of Italy, Bishop Domenico Barra, Missionary Dennis Tanner, Bishop Edwin Amoah of Ebenezer Gospel Ministries in Rotterdam, Holland and Pastor Stephen Yaw from Amsterdam, Holland, were present at the ceremony.

By Peter Horrobin

In the 16th century some sectors of the Roman Catholic Church fell into the trap of selling “indulgences,” saying there would be relief in purgatory from the consequences of sins already forgiven. The Catholic Church became rich and powerful, but the people were financially and spiritually raped through this abuse.

A graduate program to assist nuns worldwide in integrating their spiritual formation with professional development in leadership and management has been developed by Duquesne University’s School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, in collaboration with the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in Rome.

The 72nd Church of God International General Assembly will convene August 4-9, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. World Missions delegates will gather the evening of August 2 for the start of the pre-assembly conference for missionaries. The theme for the evening is “Running the Race…Together” with guest speaker Reverend James O. Davis from Florida.

By Marcia Segelstein, OneNewsNow Columnist

The Girl Scouts of the USA have been on a steady, well-documented leftward slide for many years. (More on that later.) But this summer, the organization is about to take a giant leap even further in that direction.

Dwight Hall, president of Remnant Publications, has just announced its widely anticipated release of The Christian Art of War, the newest and perhaps most spiritually challenging work ever presented by Pastor Ivor Myers.

The Church of God has just been officially recognized in Cambodia by the Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia (EFC). This is the first and most important step toward official government approval to function as a Christian organization in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Like adults, kids deal with the issue of acceptance every day, and by identifying and accepting their spiritual gifts as children, they will be more self confident and better equipped to use those gifts in the service of God when He requires them.

By J. Lee Grady

Last week I shared the first part of an interview with Ruth Ruibal, the widow of Bolivian evangelist Julio Ruibal—who was known as the “apostle of the Andes.” Ruth described for us how the gospel transformed Bolivia in the 1970s.